Black Balloon

The Morrison family of four moved to a small town in Australia. Father Simon (played by Erik Thomson) is a local garrison officer, mother Maggie (played by Toni Collette) is pregnant and expecting to give birth, eldest son Charlie (played by Luke Ford) has autism, manifests as a language disorder and learning disability, and cannot interact with others normally. Younger son Thomas (played by Rhys Wakefield) enters a new school and meets the beautiful female classmate Jackie (played by Gemma Ward) in a swimming lifeguard class. decoration). Thomas didn't want his classmates to know that he had an abnormal brother, but he didn't expect that Jackie would not mind Charlie at all. As Maggie gives birth, Thomas' burden becomes heavier and heavier. At the same time, as he interacts with Jackie, he hopes that his brother Charlie will make a miraculous recovery. But contrary to Thomas' wishes, the family became more complicated after adding a new sister, and Charlie's situation did not change. How can Thomas get out of the shadow of life? The film won the "Crystal Bear" award, the highest honor in the youth theme category at the 58th Berlin Film Festival.